Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NE Tvs OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


interesting Extracts from the Annual
Deport of the Comptroller General Of
Florida-The Arrivals at the Jackson
willie Hotels for Several Seasons, as
shown by Count of the Names In
tho Registers.
GEORGIA.
A gun club has been organized at
Waynesboro.
Athens and vicinity buys $4,000 worth
Of mules per annum.
The total valuation Of all the taxable
property in Waynes6oro is $3.50, l46 90.
Ellis q Co., of Savannah, will soon
open another naval stores establishment
In Brunswick.
Not single case has been dHcketed at
the Mayors Court at SandersNllie since
prohibition went into effect, on Jan. o.
A prominent business man of savannah
mas telegraphed Secretary Bass for s3,O0O
or stock in the Rome Land, Iron and lu'
provement Company.
John r. Windham, an employe OF the
columbus Iron Works, while WORKING MS
machine Saturday, accidentally had three
or the fingers on one OF his hands cut or
j. NJ. Harp has astouuded the Waynes-
sero True Citizen with the information
that with quart Of milk, without the
aid OF chemicals, ne can make i've pounds
OF pure unadulterated butter.
The leading citizens of Montezuma
held a nesting Saturday and decided TO
build cotton compress. Committees
were appointed TO correspond with the
ncompress men. and to have the work CON-
Fted before the Beginning OF the next
JASON.
John G. Priutup, c. d. Forsyth, d. L.
Callahan, James 7. Woodward. t. +.
Howell, J. j. PrIntup ana others, OF
Rome, on Moaday applied for charter
the Printup City Land aud Improve
ment Company. The capital stock is
$4,000.
j. B. Williams, OF Guerryton, has been
appointed agent of the Columbus and
Rome railroad at Chipley, to succeed
Frank Hill. MIR. Mayes, a merchant at
Guerryton, has been appointed to succeed
Mr.. Williams as agent of the Mobile and
Girard railroad at that place.
Among DIR. Halps geological colleo-
tion at the State Luuatic Asylum at Mil
iedgeville is tame hawk, and strange
enough it goes to roost every night with
the chickens In the fowl house, walking
up the sloplng plank and going into the
hole just as the chickens do,
At Macon it is reported that the old
: Confederate laboratory property in Vine
vile has been sold TO Tom Tray, the soap
man. 1t is said that the property was
sold for $17.500. 1t was purchased in
1870 for $4,000 by company of local
capitalists. 1t is understood that Mr..
Tray will use 1t FOR a soap factory.
On Feb. IS little Jimmie, a son of j. C.
Hayward. OF Holcombe, Burke county,
was shot in his right leg by the accidental
discharge OF a gun in the hands OF little
negro. DIR. Pipkin, who attended him, re-
ports that the injuries are not permanent,
and that he 10 progressing satisfactorily.
That tall, prlson.like fence which has
for years given repulsive appearance to
the beautiful front grounds OF the State
Lunatic Asylum at Milledgevllle Is being
removed, and neat, low fence put M in
It's place, which causes the whole place to
present much more pleasing sappear-
Rnce.
Charlie Huntington, the little son OF
Col. G. A. Huntington, accidentally shot
himself al Americas Monday afternoon
with shot gun, the load taking effect in
bis hand and decorating it badly. DR..
Westbrook was called in and dressed the
wound, which, while very painful, is not
at all dangerous.
Petitions are being circulated among
the voters of Macon county, asking the
County Commissioners TO order an cleo
ton at an early day, at which the voters
of the county Will say whether bonds
shall be issued by the county to pay for
an iron bridge to be built across Flint
river, between Oglethorpe and Monte
yuma.
The failure to hold court at Greenville
has been a grievous disappointment to
Ahy. 1t Is estimated that one weeks
session would have put In circulation at
least 5000 Many parties who had been
saving butter, chickens and eggs for
court have been forced to sell at a dis
count. 1t is predicted that the adjourn
ment to May viii result in no court at all
The wages of plantation hands on the
Satilla river have oeen reduced from soc.
10 40c. for women, and from Toe, to Goo.
for men. The reduction Is due to the low
price OF rice. Owing to the depression in
this interest, three of the six rice planters
of Satilla river will not plant this year.
j. X. Bedell, however, will plant 200 acres,
Col. Owens 800, and Mr.. Houston Clinch
!, GOO.
The stock of Evans & Paul, general
merchants of Smthvile, was sold at re-
ceiveCs sale Monday. several parties
from $distance attended the sale, and the
bidding was quite spirited throughout.
John r. Shaw, of Americas, was the pur-
chaser, the stock being knocked off to
him at ,553. The goods are all compare
lively fresh and ne ", and were lnyoIced
at near $4,000.
Near Griffin Saturday Master Morton
Greeker went hunting, accompanied Dy a
small negro boy. They had not been out
long when a rabbit was jumped, and the
negro boy, who was carrying the gun,
fred in the direction of Morton, the shot
striking him in the head and body. For
tupately. however. the distance between
th4h was so great that the shot merely en-.
tered the skin.
DIR. D., of the State Lunatic Asylum
at Milledgeville, who is very fond of stock
of all kinds, taxes delight in feeding the
poultry every morning. They have learned
10 know him and follow him all over the
yard whenever he goes out. One pullet
he has made a special pet OF, and has
taught her many tricks, one of which is
10 fy up and perch upon his arm as be
extends it for her. Another is to direct
her to fly up into certain window, when
she obeys him promptly.
A good joke is told upon green young
fellow from the country who recently got
position as attendant at the State Luna
tic Asylum at Milledgeylle. lie was
told one evening TO go and lisht the gas
ju the halls. AS it kept growing darker
and no lights appearing, the head attend.
ant called tausaaE WHY g did no NOT light
light The darned thing; there's no wick in